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Financial Incentives Can Improve Public Sector Performance — Aug. 9, 2010

Performance-based accountability systems can improve how employees deliver public services, but evidence demonstrating how effective these systems are at achieving their performance goals is rare.

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Living Conditions in Anbar Province in June 2009 — Jul. 9, 2010

Effective counterinsurgency is dependent on understanding the local population. A survey of those living in Iraq's Anbar Province (once one of the country's most violent areas), reveals both the many improvements that have occurred, as well as the extent to which these Iraqis have suffered from the effects of war.

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RAND Gulf States Policy Institute to Update the Tracking of Those Displaced by Hurricane Katrina — Jul. 16, 2009

RAND Gulf States, created to assist in the long-term recovery efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama following Hurricane Katrina, has launched an in-depth study due out in 2010. The Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey will examine the current location, well-being and plans of former residents of the city.

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July 14, 2010: Are Public-Service Subsidies Good for the Public?, By Jennifer L. Steele, Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett (Education Week)

February 24, 2010: A Month After the Earthquake: Opportunities Slipping Away, By Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Anita Chandra (RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org)

January 20, 2010: Why We Need to Study the Tutors, By Megan K. Beckett (Education Week)

January 17, 2010: Skip the Graft, By James Dobbins (The New York Times)

November 6, 2009: Independent Schools Adopted New Curricula and Teaching Methods Early in Qatar's Education Reform

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Examining Gaps in Mathematics Achievement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups, 1972-1992

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Examines trends in the mathematics scores of different racial-ethnic groups over time and analyzes how changes in family, school, and schooling measures help explain changes in the test score gaps. Although there were few positive changes between schools, the within-school experiences of black and Latino students changed for the better compared with white students when measured by student self-reported academic track placement.

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The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California

There is increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded preschool education. In considering such a program, policymakers and the public focus on the potential benefits and costs of such a program. This study aims to inform such deliberations by conducting an analysis of the economic returns from investing in high-quality preschool education in the state of California.

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